An appropriate simulation-based training for surgical technology students

Mahsa Gholinejadzirmanlou; Ahmad Mirza Aghazadeh Attari; Zahra Sheikhalipour; Mojgan Lotfi; Saeideh Ghaffarifar; Karim Qayumi

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103680

An appropriate simulation-based training for surgical technology students

Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Jul:70:103680. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103680. Epub 2023 Jun 12.

Authors

Mahsa Gholinejadzirmanlou¹, Ahmad Mirza Aghazadeh Attari², Zahra Sheikhalipour³, Mojgan Lotfi⁴, Saeideh Ghaffarifar⁵, Karim Qayumi⁶

Affiliations

¹ Student of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
² Department of Basic Sciences, Paramedicine School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
³ Medical, Surgical Nursing Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
⁴ Medical Education Research Center, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: mojgan.lotfi@yahoo.com.
⁵ Medical Education Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

PMID: 37354693
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103680

Abstract

Background: Using simulation in an appropriate education plan which has always been challenging; To be used alone or in combination with other methods and the order of it's use. This article was intended to compare student's knowledge, clinical skill and readiness-capability using simulation and combination of it with traditional training methods to collect necessary evidence for development of an appropriate simulation- based educational plan for surgical technology students.

Methods: This is a controlled pre/post-test quasi-experimental study in 2019. All surgical technology students who had selected the scrub and circulate course (n = 28) were randomly divided into two groups. One of the groups was educated with traditional training method (TTM). On the same day, the other group was educated with simulation training method (STM). After two weeks, group α received simulation training and group β was subject to traditional training. Multiple-Choice Test for Knowledge Assessment and Clinical Skills as well as Readiness-Capability (KCSRC) of appendectomy Surgery checklist were used in this study. Data were analysed after each training method, after Two weeks and after blended education.For data analysis, Mixed-Design ANOVA and SPSS software 24/v were employed.

Results: The mean scores of knowledge, clinical skills, and readiness-capability were 14.2 ± 2.91, 44.42 ± 17.74, 21.58 ± 4.18 in group α and 12.66 ± 3.21, 41.17 ± 16.19, and 18.58 ± 7.85 in group β, respectively. The comparison between mean scores of KCSRC before the first training and after combined training in each group showed that the mean of all scores significantly increased in group α (p < 0.0001), which indicates that the education plan starting with TTM and continued with STM has the most significant effect on results.

Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it seems that starting the education plan for surgical students with TTM and then continuing with STM would be more effective on education of students, especially on students' long term learning.

Keywords: Education Plan; Evidence; Simulation; Surgical Technologist; Training.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate* / methods
Educational Measurement
Humans
Simulation Training* / methods
Students
Technology